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Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) can occur any time within the first year after having a baby but usually begins within days or weeks after delivery. It is estimated that one in nine new mothers will experience some degree of PPD, regardless … Continue reading
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Tagged postpartum depression, ppd, signs of postpartum depression, therapy, treating postpartum depression
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Mental Health and Your Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, the decisions you make affect both you and your baby. Since our bodies are integrated systems, pregnancy causes changes to your entire body, including your mental health. Your emotions, stress reactions, and relationships can all be … Continue reading
Posted in Postpartum Depression, Therapy
Tagged healthy pregnancy, mental health, postpartum depression, pregnancy, therapy
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How Is 2025 Going for You?
Are you feeling stuck already, and the new year has just begun? Are you struggling to stick to your resolutions? Does thinking about the year ahead make you feel discouraged? The new year can be exciting for some people. For … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged attaining your goals, failing resolution, making resolutions, New Year's resolution, unrealized depression
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Are We Heading for Divorce?
You’re fighting all the time – or worse, you’re not communicating at all. Has there has been a breach of trust or a loss of respect? You wonder if it’s possible to save your marriage, or if it’s even worth … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy
Tagged cognitive behavioral therapy, couples therapy, divorce, marriage counseling, psychodynamic therapy
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Individual Goals, Relationship Goals, and Shared Meaning
In my years of experience counseling couples to strengthen healthy relationships and heal troubled ones, I have found that it is very helpful for couples to have both individual and relationship goals. But an even deeper need is for a … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Relationships
Tagged couples counseling, couples therapy, healthy relationships, individual therapy, shared meaning in relationships
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Using Humor to Manage Your Stress and Anxiety
While we should not “laugh off” serious issues, light-heartedness and laughter have proven physical and psychological benefits that improve our physical and emotional health. In the midst of anxiety, stress, depression, or illness, it can be difficult to maintain a … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Stress Reduction
Tagged benefits of humor, managing anxiety, managing stress, reducing anxiety, reducing stress, using humor to reduce stress
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Managing Childhood Trauma
We are all products of our experiences, both positive and negative. We can all look back on our childhood and recall sad or painful memories, but for most of us, those experiences were not traumatic enough to cause long-term problems … Continue reading
Posted in General Self Help
Tagged ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, childhood trauma, managing childhood trauma, therapy
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When Your Partner Is Depressed
When your spouse or life partner is struggling with depression, your relationship will be affected, and you may have to take some proactive steps to secure your relationship as well as protect your own mental health during this time. Signs … Continue reading
Posted in Depression
Tagged couples therapy, depressed partner, depressed spouse, depression, helping a depressed partner
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Individual Therapy or Couples Counseling?
Long-term marriage takes work. Life is in constant flux, and various influences can impact the condition of your marriage. Ongoing efforts must be made to keep a marriage or any long-term relationship healthy. If your marriage has begun to show … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Therapy, Therapy
Tagged couples counseling, couples therapy, individual therapy, marriage counseling
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Navigating Holiday Stress as a Couple
As much as the winter holidays are supposed to be a time of festivities and family fun, they are also a source of stress for many people. Plan now to work together as a couple to diffuse that stress and … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Relationships
Tagged couples counseling, holiday stress, surviving the holiday season
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